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1945 January 18
The Empire captured:
The Allies captured:
Allied forces CAPTURE Swatow !!!
There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:
There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Swatow
Imperial Naval Bombardments
Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Hengchun
Allied Ships Bombarding enemy troops at Hong Kong
Allied Ships Bombarding enemy troops at Hong Kong
Our subs are conducting secret activities.
All the ground action in China, and lots of it.
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Ground combat at Pucheng (86,57)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 8056 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 514
Defending force 2920 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 122
Japanese adjusted assault: 238
Allied adjusted defense: 101
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
277 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
867 casualties reported
Squads: 26 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 30 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Units retreated 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
13th Indpt Infantry Regiment
10th Ind.Infantry Brigade
24th/C Division
41st/B Division
Defending units:
111th LRP Brigade
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Ground combat at Swatow (81,62)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1219 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 41
Defending force 2798 troops, 24 guns, 33 vehicles, Assault Value = 120
Assaulting units:
30th RGC Division
Defending units:
475th USA Regiment
776th Amphib Tank Bn /1
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Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 81763 troops, 1399 guns, 2270 vehicles, Assault Value = 2800
Defending force 30787 troops, 143 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 222
Allied adjusted assault: 2252
Japanese adjusted defense: 45
Allied assault odds: 50 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
8174 casualties reported
Squads: 206 destroyed, 77 disabled
Non Combat: 170 destroyed, 203 disabled
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 61 (52 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Units destroyed 4
Allied ground losses:
321 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Vehicles lost 16 (3 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Assaulting units:
32nd Infantry Division
2/6th Armoured Regiment
XI Corps Engr Grp
2/4th Armoured Regiment
I Corps Engr Grp
711th Tank Battalion
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
1st Australian Division
192nd Tank Battalion
Provisionl Tank Brigade
II Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
1st Army Tank Regiment
2nd Australian Division
81st Infantry Division
96th Infantry Division
775th Tank Battalion
7th Australian Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
706th Tank Battalion
31st Infantry Division
5th Australian Division
85th Medium Regiment
134th Medium Regiment
134th (East Ang) Regiment
2/1st Med Regiment
1st Medium Regiment
18th SP Field Artillery Regiment
87th Medium Regiment
X US Corps
2nd Medium Regiment
2/9th Field Regiment
Seventh US Fleet
2/11th Field Regiment
251st Field Artillery Battalion
1st West African AA Regiment
Defending units:
29th Ind.Mixed Brigade
62nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
5th Ind.Infantry Brigade
81st Infantry Brigade
144th Infantry Regiment
68th Brigade
8th Ind.Infantry Brigade
2nd Base Force
Hong Kong Special Base Force
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Southern Fleet
19th JNAF AF Unit
22nd/B Division
31st Infantry Regiment
11th Port Unit
40th Inf Group Brigade
20th Army
23rd JNAF AF Unit
10th/B Division
Canton Special Base Force
10th/C Division
39th/B Div /1
11th Port Unit Wiped Out at Hong Kong by attrition!!!
23rd JNAF AF Unit Wiped Out at Hong Kong by attrition!!!
Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Hong Kong
Japanese Unit(s) Wiped Out at Hong Kong by attrition!!!
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Ground combat at Swatow (81,62)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 2798 troops, 24 guns, 33 vehicles, Assault Value = 120
Defending force 1219 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 41
Allied adjusted assault: 105
Japanese adjusted defense: 4
Allied assault odds: 26 to 1 (fort level 4)
Allied forces CAPTURE Swatow !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
768 casualties reported
Squads: 26 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 11 (7 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
475th USA Regiment
776th Amphib Tank Bn /1
Defending units:
30th RGC Division
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Ground combat at 71,50 (near Kunming)
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 5328 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 87
Defending force 5072 troops, 36 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 144
Allied adjusted assault: 51
Japanese adjusted defense: 16
Allied assault odds: 3 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-)
Japanese ground losses:
50 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
252 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Assaulting units:
3rd Chinese Corps
Defending units:
20th Recon Regiment
116th/B Division
55th Engineer Regiment
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None of our many ordered strikes arrived at Pucheng, but enemy strikes did, then superior enemy ground forces pushed out our paratroopers with losses. They are now in hex with the armour unit that was racing to bolster their defensive position and will recover there, sheltering among nearly 60 tanks. AA cover is also on the way but they are now in woods-rough terrain, plenty cover by itself. A similar task group is heading for a position NE of Pucheng to cut the primary road from that side.
More troop rotation at Hong Kong, where supplies for the base are still an issue but at least the combat units are fully supplied. Imperials holed up at Hong Kong now ~52,000 and their raw AV was cut by more than 1/3 today. Those are zombies near Kunming. The problem we are facing with the attack into Swatow is the garrison requirement, which is preventing all of our (very modest) forces from moving on in unison. As with other garrison requirements various Chinese Army units are being brought forward now that the mountain redoubt is open. We are also bringing in various small, non-front line but security capable units from the Indochina coast where they are no longer needed to protect air bases.
Capturing either Chengtu or Chungking will make many more Chinese Army units available but they sport ~41k and ~59k defenders respectively. Another ~29k are heading back down the road from Tsuyung and while we will try to block them that is uncertain.
A port attack on Manila bore fruit.
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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 8
B-24J Liberator x 27
Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
E Susuki, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AMc Toroshima Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
E Tsuta, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
E Hishu, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
ACM Kyo Maru #6, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
ACM Kyo Maru #7, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
ACM Shuko Maru #5, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
Repair Shipyard hits 1
Port hits 3
Port supply hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
City Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Now we only see a submarine TF there. On Mindanao the USA 158th IR will arrive at Malaybalay the day after tomorrow to block retreat from Davao, so that will be the day of the next attack there. The NZ 15th Bde at Davao has been reinforced by the USA 31st IR and together they should be able to force the issue.
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